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we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. we have better ideas. >> on the democratic side, if hillary clinton decides to run, she would be the early favorite. with the president lavishing her with praise on this weeks "60 minutes." >> i want the country to appreciate what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration and a lot of the successes we have had internationally have been because of her hard work. >> governor's andrew cuomo and maryland's martin o'malley are betting their ambitious efforts on gun control could propel presidential bids. the republican field is up in the air. >> american cannot afford four more years with this. >> after parting ways with fox news, a source close to sarah palin says she will be expanding her voice in the national discussion and hasn't shut any doors. new jersey governor, chris christie has friending facebook founder, mark zuckerberg. >> only 1386 days left to go. not that anybody is keeping track. >> david gregory is moderator of "meet the press." >> good m
we have to show that if given the chance, we can govern. we have better ideas. >> on the democratic side, if hillary clinton decides to run, she would be the early favorite. with the president lavishing her with praise on this weeks "60 minutes." >> i want the country to appreciate what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration and a lot of the successes we have had internationally have been because of her hard work. >> governor's...
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we have to show that if given the chance we can govern. but we have better ideas. >> on the democratic side, if hillary clinton decides to run she would be the early favorite. with the president lavishing her with praise on "60 minutes". >> i want the country to understand what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration. >> andrew cuomo of new york and o'malley are betting their efforts on gun control could propel presidential bids of their own. still the republican field is up in the air. >> america cannot afford four more years of this. >> after parting ways with fox news, sarah palin said she will expand her voice in the national discussion and hasn't shut any doors. and new jersey governor chris christie already friended mark zuckerberg. >> 1,380 days left to go, erica, not that anybody is keeping track. >> only 1386? >> 80. >> thanks. david, good morning. >> good morning, erica. >> we just heard paul ryan, who of course was on your show saying republicans need to avoid being stamped as villains. republ
we have to show that if given the chance we can govern. but we have better ideas. >> on the democratic side, if hillary clinton decides to run she would be the early favorite. with the president lavishing her with praise on "60 minutes". >> i want the country to understand what an extraordinary role she has played during the course of my administration. >> andrew cuomo of new york and o'malley are betting their efforts on gun control could propel presidential bids of...
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you said that officials high in the government authorized them. you also said they worked. in fact, in 2007, you told msnbc you were coming forward then because you thought that the agency had gotten, quote, a bum rap on waterboarding. that's someone who is defending these practices not -- >> yes, i did defend them. because i was relying on what officers told me in the building, these methods were effective. that turned out to be a lie. >> fair enough. how does that make you a whistleblower? >> in that first interview in 2007 i said it was torture and it was official u.s. government policy. >> if your purpose was to blow the whistle by talking to these reporters -- you admitted not just to the leaking of one name but you also acknowledge giving classified information to yet a second reporter. did you ask these journalists, hey, what are you going to do with this information? >> let me correct you on one thing. this is something that the prosecution has been saying from the very beginning. they actually charged me with espionage for, quote, unquote, leaking a namative former
you said that officials high in the government authorized them. you also said they worked. in fact, in 2007, you told msnbc you were coming forward then because you thought that the agency had gotten, quote, a bum rap on waterboarding. that's someone who is defending these practices not -- >> yes, i did defend them. because i was relying on what officers told me in the building, these methods were effective. that turned out to be a lie. >> fair enough. how does that make you a...
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we received more than 300 school and government closings and delays. things continue to run smoothly at local airports. we just checked. there are no reports of major delays at reagan national, dulles or marshall. amtrak is reporting no major delays at union station. let's check in with tom kierein. >> most roadways, treated surfaces are wet. we have had steady rain falling for the last several hours into air that's at or below freezing. the areas in pink. north and west of washington with. that's where we are getting icing on elevated surfaces. that will continue for another couple of hours. then warming up this afternoon. much warmer tomorrow and on wednesday. >> tom, thanks. >>> slow westbound at the belt way. >> back now with more of "today" on this monday morning, the 28th day of january, 2013. weather outside for the folks right now okay. but some rain on its way. i'm willie geist along with natalie morales, al roker and tamron hall. we want to get straight to "today's" take three. from friend to foes. if you were watching "60 minutes" last night
we received more than 300 school and government closings and delays. things continue to run smoothly at local airports. we just checked. there are no reports of major delays at reagan national, dulles or marshall. amtrak is reporting no major delays at union station. let's check in with tom kierein. >> most roadways, treated surfaces are wet. we have had steady rain falling for the last several hours into air that's at or below freezing. the areas in pink. north and west of washington...
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it allows the government to borrow money without congress' approval. the treasury has warned the country could default on some loans as early as next month if the debt ceiling isn't lifted. >>> 6:48 now. a local company reporting major losses. they say the reason is defense cuts. cnbc has more live. kayla, good morning. >>> good morning, aaron. general dynamics, one of the nation's biggest federal contractors, reported a huge quarterly loss on wednesday, blaming it largely on defense cuts. the company which is based in falls church, virginia, posted a $2 billion fourth quarter loss on lower than expected sales as shrinking government orders and writedowns hammered the maker of weapon and aircraft. stock dropped as much as 5% in trading before recovering to close up about 1%. analyst attribute that to reassuring comments from the company ceo. >>> the washington's dependence on government and defense contracts makes it vulnerable to the spending cuts put in place by president obama and congress between 2000 and 2010. government procurement spending grew
it allows the government to borrow money without congress' approval. the treasury has warned the country could default on some loans as early as next month if the debt ceiling isn't lifted. >>> 6:48 now. a local company reporting major losses. they say the reason is defense cuts. cnbc has more live. kayla, good morning. >>> good morning, aaron. general dynamics, one of the nation's biggest federal contractors, reported a huge quarterly loss on wednesday, blaming it largely on...
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government. >> we are also tracking delays in maryland. right now prince george's county circuit and district courts will had open at noon. >>> in virginia, fairfax city's government is open with liberal leave. fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 this morning and prtc omni link will be running on a three hp hour delay. >>> let's get the reason why as we approach 4:31. here's tom kierein. >> look at storm team 4 radar. we're getting precipitation reaching the ground to our west and north. but not right in the district or south and east. the areas in bright white getting a combination of sleet and freezing rain across loudoun county. across the potomac into montgomery county, the areas in bright white, from poolsville, gaithersburg, clarksburg, all getting sleet and light icing. farther south and east of there, just a few light sprinkles and temperatures are a little bit above freezing around the beltway and
government. >> we are also tracking delays in maryland. right now prince george's county circuit and district courts will had open at noon. >>> in virginia, fairfax city's government is open with liberal leave. fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 this morning and prtc omni link will be running on a three hp hour delay. >>> let's get the...
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the south korean government says north korea may be preparing a nuclear test. the associated press reporting that north korea is warning that it is ready to conduct a test as well as carry out more long-range missile launches. three -- rather, threatening to wage a "full-fledged confrontation again the u.s." for what it calls continued hostility. the threats come just days after the u.n. condemned the country's rocket launch last month. >>> this morning, a grandfather wants answers in his grandson's death in prince george's county. over the weekend, 16-year-old marcus antonio jones was shot and killed outside a birthday party. police held a public meeting last night at friendly senior high school in ft. washington where jones went to school. police say two fights broke out at the school on tuesday. >> they can tell mell they want that they're doing something. but when marcus was walking out the door -- [ inaudible ] >> parents are worried about sending their children to school, they say. three prince george's county high school student have been shot and killed
the south korean government says north korea may be preparing a nuclear test. the associated press reporting that north korea is warning that it is ready to conduct a test as well as carry out more long-range missile launches. three -- rather, threatening to wage a "full-fledged confrontation again the u.s." for what it calls continued hostility. the threats come just days after the u.n. condemned the country's rocket launch last month. >>> this morning, a grandfather wants...
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its top governing body says it is designing rockets capable of striking the u.s. with warheads. >>> the obama administration's fight for gun control is hitting the road on friday. vice president joe biden heads to the staunch ly pro-gun state of virginia and today he will take to the internet to take questions how to reduce gun violence speaking to the public on a live streaming google chat. >>> female smokers today have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer than several decades ago. in a study out by the new england journal of medicine, researchers are finding women are smoking more and starting younger patterns that mirror the smoking habit of younger counterparts. women have caught up with men in the risk of deaths of smoking related sickness. 18% of american women are smokers. >>> cnbc mary thompson of the new york stock exchange, look likes a rough day ahead for aping, right? >> it certainly could be. apple shipped a record 7.8 million iphones in the last quarter given wall street was expecting it to sell 50 million, its shares drop 10% after-hours after re
its top governing body says it is designing rockets capable of striking the u.s. with warheads. >>> the obama administration's fight for gun control is hitting the road on friday. vice president joe biden heads to the staunch ly pro-gun state of virginia and today he will take to the internet to take questions how to reduce gun violence speaking to the public on a live streaming google chat. >>> female smokers today have a higher risk of dying from lung cancer than several...
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we show the people of this country that their government works for them. and yet over these last four years we've seen time and time again those things are firmly entrenched here. >> it's been so toxic that i think the president is betting that the american people, clear in our polls, the people are really fed up with this. and that it will be in the republican party's advantage to play somewhat toward getting something done. you saw that in williamsburg, virginia, with the house caucus last week when paul ryan feared the party and the more radical elements of the tea party which supported him to some sort of compromise short term, at least, on the debt ceiling. >> was it compromise or just a strategy to move a bigger fight down the road? >> i think it's an indication, a telltale sign about where the republicans are. four years ago, when the president was making that speech, republicans were meeting at night. >> exactly. >> deciding how to defeat him when he won for re-election. they lost that, big time. he had a very robust electoral victory and significa
we show the people of this country that their government works for them. and yet over these last four years we've seen time and time again those things are firmly entrenched here. >> it's been so toxic that i think the president is betting that the american people, clear in our polls, the people are really fed up with this. and that it will be in the republican party's advantage to play somewhat toward getting something done. you saw that in williamsburg, virginia, with the house caucus...
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now, prime minister's netanyahu's coalition government may be weaker after today's voting. will that change israel's policies? >> reporter: good morning, mara. the latest polling showed even though netanyahu's party is about to lose eight to ten seats in the parliament, he'll still make it a comfortable win today. the policies going forward, that will be largely shaped by the coalition he forms to govern with and that horse trading will start in earnest probably as early as tomorrow. his obvious choice is lining up with even more hard-line parties to his right, including a right wing, extreme right wing group who are saying publicly they want to annex much of the west bank. that would be a worst-case scenario for palestinians here. or netanyahu could surprise everyone and form a more centrist government, leaning more to the left of center, giving him, as analysts here say, more options to deal with stalled peace talks and a struggling economy. now, that is a very longshot, mara. what we're expected to see when the dust settles here, hopefully we'll get early returns by this
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it allows the government to borrow money without congress approval. the treasury has warned the country could default on some loan as early as next month if the debt ceiling isn't lifted. the white house supports the measure. opponents say it just prolong uncertainty about the economy's health. >>> and the senate may decide today on a deal to curb the number of filibusters. aides say lawmakers are kploes to a compromise to limit the delays which minority partying use to kill legislation. democrats complain that republicans overuse filibusters to block their legislation. republicans say the tactic is the only leverage they have to get roll call votes on amendments that would otherwise be shots down by democrats. >>> 4:08 the time. 23 degrees. coming up on "news4 today," how vice president joe biden is using the web site google today to make a push for tighter gun control. >>> the legal trouble mounting for lance armstrong since he confessed to using performance enhancing drugs. >>> we're tracking winter weather this morning. we'll have snow across the
it allows the government to borrow money without congress approval. the treasury has warned the country could default on some loan as early as next month if the debt ceiling isn't lifted. the white house supports the measure. opponents say it just prolong uncertainty about the economy's health. >>> and the senate may decide today on a deal to curb the number of filibusters. aides say lawmakers are kploes to a compromise to limit the delays which minority partying use to kill...
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the federal government is open today. but employees again have the option of unscheduled leave or telework and then this just into our newsroom. the west education campus in d.c. closed today because of a power outage. >> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford, spotsylvania and warren counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg public schools on a two-hour delay. >>> anne arundel county public schools are doing a two-hour early dismissal this afternoon. that was apparently planned. ahead of the next storm, it's a smart move. tom kierein here with exactly what we should expect today. tom in. >> here we snow again. later today, a similar event like thursday morning. when we got that light snow. enough to cause problems. right now it's frigid had friday morning. we're down into the teens. prince george's county, article ton, fairfax, montgomery counties, down into mid and upper teens. right at reagan national near 20. in the upper teens near the bay. inland, southern maryland got the heavier s
the federal government is open today. but employees again have the option of unscheduled leave or telework and then this just into our newsroom. the west education campus in d.c. closed today because of a power outage. >> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford, spotsylvania and warren counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg public schools on a two-hour delay. >>> anne arundel county public schools are doing a two-hour early dismissal this...
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. >> i'm tired of government governing by gimmicks. >> reporter: the senate hasn't pass ad budget in almost four years. >> the last time they pass ad budget the ipad hadn't been introduced. >> reporter: paul ryan will draft the budget with deeper cuts. that's a carrot to get conservatives to go along but some still want to see cuts first. >> will not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless significant efforts are made to fix the under lying problems. >> reporter: senate democrats hint theology pass a budget but not soon. >> approach that when we need to. >> reporter: the white house says even in short term the president will sign pinpoint >> the debt ceiling ought not to be a political football. >> reporter: this republican retreat with one last tanned if they can't compromise lawmakers' paychecks could take a hit. what's still not known is if this is temporary passing this budget and this extension of the debt limit. if it's temporary we could still see a credit downgrade. >> we hope that does not happen. tracie potts in washington, d.c., thanks you. >> jill kelley is peaking out for
. >> i'm tired of government governing by gimmicks. >> reporter: the senate hasn't pass ad budget in almost four years. >> the last time they pass ad budget the ipad hadn't been introduced. >> reporter: paul ryan will draft the budget with deeper cuts. that's a carrot to get conservatives to go along but some still want to see cuts first. >> will not vote to raise the debt ceiling unless significant efforts are made to fix the under lying problems. >>...
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first, the federal government is open again today. but employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. in virginia, culpeper, king george, page stafford and spotsylvania counties are closed. the school systems. anne arundel county in maryland decided they will dismiss two hours early this afternoon. the motto this morning. take it easy on the roads. many streets look like this one here. with temperatures in the teens, the snow not plowed is now ice and that could make for a potentially dangerous commute to work this morning. isn't just drivers. people out on the sidewalks say they're worried about walking. >> what concerns me is the kids walking on the sidewalk. if you're in a good spin, you could go over the sidewalk and harm somebody. it's treacherous. >> vdot said it's their policy not to plow side streets unless the area receives 2 inches of snow or more. >>> let's see what we're in for today. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein is here. >> we've had had the clouds increasing. a snow event this afternoon. getting r
first, the federal government is open again today. but employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. in virginia, culpeper, king george, page stafford and spotsylvania counties are closed. the school systems. anne arundel county in maryland decided they will dismiss two hours early this afternoon. the motto this morning. take it easy on the roads. many streets look like this one here. with temperatures in the teens, the snow not plowed is now ice and that could make for a...
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school and government closings continue to pour in. here are some of the more than 250 of them first. in the district, federal offices opening at noon today. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools and the d.c. government are delayed two hours today. >> in maryland, prince george's and montgomery county schools are opening two hours late. charles and howard county schools are delayed two hours. so are frederick, st. mary's and calvert county schools. >> in virginia, arlington and loudoun county schools are closed today. stafford county and prince william county schools on a two-hour delay. the same goes for alexandria city public schools. also in virginia. spotsylvania, culpeper, warren and page county schools are on a two-hour delay. fairfax county schools were scheduled to be closed to students. teachers, you have an optional leave until 10:00 this morning. >>> delays in west virginia. berkeley, hampshire, hardy, jefferson, morgan and mineral county schools opening two hours late today. >> let
school and government closings continue to pour in. here are some of the more than 250 of them first. in the district, federal offices opening at noon today. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools and the d.c. government are delayed two hours today. >> in maryland, prince george's and montgomery county schools are opening two hours late. charles and howard county schools are delayed two hours. so are frederick, st. mary's and calvert county...
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government agencies may not see much of that extra money, however. the mayor will likely ask that most of it go into the city's reserve fund. weather and traffic next. >>> good morning. showing a few sprinkles in fairfax and in loudoun and in montgomery counties. those will be gone in another few minutes. and later today partly sunny into the 50s. much of the region. and a little fog we have around now will be dissipating shortly. tomorrow warmer. the 60s. afternoon and evening showers. thunder and lightening. >> traffic looking pretty good. we have minor delays on the top side of the beltway, 95. no vume delays. no incidents being reported. we have a water main break on little river turn bike at willow run drive. eastbound lanes of little river turnpike are blocked. >> more news in 25 minutes. >> more news in 25 minutes. for now back t nope, no. sorry, love to but can't. i'm sorry, she's very busy. enjoy the rich taste of dunkin' mocha lattes and coffees. now in dark chocolate. indulge in one today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> 7:30 now on a tuesday
government agencies may not see much of that extra money, however. the mayor will likely ask that most of it go into the city's reserve fund. weather and traffic next. >>> good morning. showing a few sprinkles in fairfax and in loudoun and in montgomery counties. those will be gone in another few minutes. and later today partly sunny into the 50s. much of the region. and a little fog we have around now will be dissipating shortly. tomorrow warmer. the 60s. afternoon and evening...
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in egypt, anti-government protesters threw molotov cocktails at police who fired tear gas there. they defied demonstrators president mohamed morsi's order. >>> turkish leaders said an american woman missing in that country for a week also took several side trips outside of the country visiting munich and amsterdam. the woman's family said she kept in touch with them throughout her trip until she vanished. her husband and brother are in turkey to join that search. >>> barbara walters is still in a hospital in new york, and it turns out that she has the chickenpox. which is very rare for an 83-year-old, but not life threatening. walters was originally treated after she fell and hit her head at the inauguration party. >>> queen beatrix of the netherlands will step down after 33 years on the throne. she's abdicating so her son crown prince willem-alexander can become the first king in more than one century. and she can be there to watch that. >>> iran says it successfully launched a rocket containing a monkey into earth orbit and brought it safely back. but the u.s. said it cannot co
in egypt, anti-government protesters threw molotov cocktails at police who fired tear gas there. they defied demonstrators president mohamed morsi's order. >>> turkish leaders said an american woman missing in that country for a week also took several side trips outside of the country visiting munich and amsterdam. the woman's family said she kept in touch with them throughout her trip until she vanished. her husband and brother are in turkey to join that search. >>> barbara...
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several schools and governments are closed or delayed because of the weather. federal offices will not open until noon today in the district. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools and the government are two hours delayed today. >>> in maryland, prince george's and montgomery county schools are opening two hours late. charles and howard county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>> in virginia, arlington county and loudoun county schools are closed today. stafford and prince william schools are on a two-hour delay. the same for alexandria city public schools x culpeper, warren and page county schools are delayed two hours as well. frederick schools in maryland are two hours delayed as well. >>> good morning. welcome back to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. >>> i'm eun yang. we're going to have much more on the weather, the roads and of course, a complete list of the closings, delays running on the bottom of your screen. >>> while you were sleeping, road crews were hard at work prepping for this morning's commute. in th
several schools and governments are closed or delayed because of the weather. federal offices will not open until noon today in the district. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. d.c. public schools and the government are two hours delayed today. >>> in maryland, prince george's and montgomery county schools are opening two hours late. charles and howard county schools are on a two-hour delay. >>> in virginia, arlington county and loudoun county schools...
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it would give the government more time to borrow. while democrats would like a longer term solution, the white house says it would go along. >> most americans believe you don't do your job, you shouldn't get paid. >> reporter: today's vote is a tactical shift in the gop playbook, putting on hold their demand for a debt ceiling increase only with spending cuts attached. >> it's a concession by republicans that they were not going to be able to win a spending cut fight using the debt ceiling vote. >> reporter: the clock is ticking. the country will max out its credit card at $16.4 trillion in several weeks, risking possible default on the nation's debt unless congress okay's more borrowing. the house is considering a short-term fix. lift the debt ceiling for a few months to take the pressure off, but require both house and senate to pass a budget. if they fail, congress would not get paid. >> you can't go for months and months without a paycheck. and what this does is basically says that your pay gets escrowed, put on hold until you pa
it would give the government more time to borrow. while democrats would like a longer term solution, the white house says it would go along. >> most americans believe you don't do your job, you shouldn't get paid. >> reporter: today's vote is a tactical shift in the gop playbook, putting on hold their demand for a debt ceiling increase only with spending cuts attached. >> it's a concession by republicans that they were not going to be able to win a spending cut fight using the...
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the government reported that sales of new homes shot up nearly 20% in 2012. and home prices went up almost 14%. >> this is the new pricing power that -- >> reporter: diana oleck covers pricing for cnbc. >> home pricing is nowhere near where we need it to be. we're at half the amount of housing starts that we would be in a normal year. >> reporter: any news is good for me toberry homes outside of columbus, ohio. they haven't been this busy since 2006. they've doubled their staff in the past year. >> pretty much every subcontractor in every field has been hiring employees. >> reporter: on wall street, the dow finished each week of the new year higher than it began. up 112% since the recession low in march, 2009, and poised to set a new record high perhaps as soon as next week. that's encouraging for americans who have an estimated $6.5 trillion of their retirement savings tied up in stocks. analysts say the rally began after washington policymakers avoided the fiscal cliff and has continued as investors chase higher stock prices. >> when that light bulb goes of
the government reported that sales of new homes shot up nearly 20% in 2012. and home prices went up almost 14%. >> this is the new pricing power that -- >> reporter: diana oleck covers pricing for cnbc. >> home pricing is nowhere near where we need it to be. we're at half the amount of housing starts that we would be in a normal year. >> reporter: any news is good for me toberry homes outside of columbus, ohio. they haven't been this busy since 2006. they've doubled...
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the federal government is open today. employees, though, can again opt for the unscheduled leave or telework. >>> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford and spotsylvania counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg county are on delay. >>> anne arundel county schools in maryland have decided to dismiss two hours early this afternoon ahead of the next expected storm coming later on today. >>> that is going to cause for problems later in the morning, i mean in the afternoon commute i should say. storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein here with more on what we need to know on the forecast. >> we may be slipping and sliding heading back home from school today. in the low and mid teens much of the region. that includes prince george's county, arlington, fairfax, montgomery counties. we'll hold steady in the teens for another two or three hours. huntingtowne only 11 degrees in calvert county. much of southern maryland's only around 10 degrees where they got that heavier snow yesterday. we have the
the federal government is open today. employees, though, can again opt for the unscheduled leave or telework. >>> in virginia, culpeper, king george, page, stafford and spotsylvania counties are all closed today. orange county and fredericksburg county are on delay. >>> anne arundel county schools in maryland have decided to dismiss two hours early this afternoon ahead of the next expected storm coming later on today. >>> that is going to cause for problems later in...
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governments and government power are the leading lady and they demanded government today. today's conservatives and disrupted the solving the hideous mess that is the federal budget, the mammoth federal debt, shortfall in entitlement programs. we seem to have an obsession with government bookkeeping. this is the wrong game for us to play. today's the fiscal cliff, tomorrow the fiscal armageddon. but i've got news for you. our government to stop the fiscal cliff. it happened years ago and every year for many years. today's conservatism is in love. if we can unite behind a proposal to cut the deficit and debt and put together a spreadsheet and powerpoint and tv out, all will be well. the succession procedures is focused on government. by accessing the service on the budget spreadsheet within a not-so-subtle signal to focus our country is on the economy of russian d.c. said of the real economy in charlotte, new orleans, shreveport and cheyenne. we as republicans except even conservative government numbercrunching is not the answer to our nations problems. without a summer col
governments and government power are the leading lady and they demanded government today. today's conservatives and disrupted the solving the hideous mess that is the federal budget, the mammoth federal debt, shortfall in entitlement programs. we seem to have an obsession with government bookkeeping. this is the wrong game for us to play. today's the fiscal cliff, tomorrow the fiscal armageddon. but i've got news for you. our government to stop the fiscal cliff. it happened years ago and every...
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and so they put pressure on the government, and this is difficult for the government. sometimes they try to put obstacles in our way. however, we are committed to reforms, and we want the -- we what support the current government. i am not trying to say that we have no problems as if there have been no attempts to undermine stability, but every time there has been a plot, a terrorist plot, it has been boiled. in the last two years we have not witnessed any terrorist act. and so the problems that we had, that is why i said we consider them to be behind us now. and obviously we have problems related to this timeframe, but mostly we have overcome our problems. >> let me ask you, as the prime minister of lebanon, how serious is the problem of serious spilling over into our borders? many people argue that syria will not implodes, it will explode, and it will explode on to lebanon, to your country. in particular, for reasons you know rig up relating to ebola and such, in lebanon. how real is that danger, if it is going to happen? the question is, what are you going to do bec
and so they put pressure on the government, and this is difficult for the government. sometimes they try to put obstacles in our way. however, we are committed to reforms, and we want the -- we what support the current government. i am not trying to say that we have no problems as if there have been no attempts to undermine stability, but every time there has been a plot, a terrorist plot, it has been boiled. in the last two years we have not witnessed any terrorist act. and so the problems...
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banks and government went bankrupt. increase, the government directly went bankrupt because it was the one that had borrowed to a very high degree after words. the governments that had lent money to the state also went bankrupt. and afterwards investors themselves went bankrupt. very soon if the entire country had gone bankrupt. due to the structure of the euro zone where countries without a central bank behind them needed -- bailout of the banks and where the banks needed to continue lending money to bankrupt states, -- there was a domino effect because of the banks that were untrustworthy and the untrustworthy countries that they were associated with. this was the point in which the european union refused to realistically look at the situation. they decided that it was better to act, that it was just a crisis of public debt, and they did not -- instead of accepting that they had a poorly designed a currency union, they decided to implement austerity packages to ponte economies that were on the brink of bankruptcy. sec
banks and government went bankrupt. increase, the government directly went bankrupt because it was the one that had borrowed to a very high degree after words. the governments that had lent money to the state also went bankrupt. and afterwards investors themselves went bankrupt. very soon if the entire country had gone bankrupt. due to the structure of the euro zone where countries without a central bank behind them needed -- bailout of the banks and where the banks needed to continue lending...
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government. >>> we're also tracking delays in maryland. prince george zimmerm's county >> fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work as well. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 and prtc omni link will be running on a three-hour delay. >>> let's find out what had morning going to look like. tom kierein here with your forecast. tom, good morning. >> good morning. storm team 4 radar showing this precipitation but moving in the last six hours. but it's suspended aloft. much of it is drying up before reaches the ground. to our west, some is beginning to reach the ground. these areas in the darker pinks in loudoun county, montgomery county, as well as -- frederick county west virginia. panhandle there. leesburg they're getting sleet and freezing rain beginning. all points east, it's generally just a little bit above freezing. any rain that falls is going to generally just be wet initially. but just to our west, you look here and montgomery county it's at
government. >>> we're also tracking delays in maryland. prince george zimmerm's county >> fairfax county government is open with unscheduled leave. pay attention if you take public transit to work as well. the loudoun county commuter bus service is delayed until 10:00 and prtc omni link will be running on a three-hour delay. >>> let's find out what had morning going to look like. tom kierein here with your forecast. tom, good morning. >> good morning. storm team 4...
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government doesn't create jobs other than government jobs. people can be the risktakers and innovators and they will create the jobs and opportunities of tomorrow. everything starts with fiscal discipline. it is the surest foundation for economic growth. first, we submit our honest budget with no tax increases. secondly, our budget holds line on spending. i think the government budget should never grow faster than the family budget. our budget is a full percentage point less than inflation. by holding the line on spending, indiana can continue to stand out as a beacon of fiscal restraint. the state that knows how to fund its priorities into a responsible way. our budget funds our priorities. it proposes an increase in funding for education. including full-day kindergarten and we fully fund the teachers pension each of the next two years. [applause] education funding represents 64% of our state expenditures. in addition, we provide $18 million over the next few years to ensure that all hoosier workers have the skills that they need to find a j
government doesn't create jobs other than government jobs. people can be the risktakers and innovators and they will create the jobs and opportunities of tomorrow. everything starts with fiscal discipline. it is the surest foundation for economic growth. first, we submit our honest budget with no tax increases. secondly, our budget holds line on spending. i think the government budget should never grow faster than the family budget. our budget is a full percentage point less than inflation. by...
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, and we want a government that respects the constitution. i believe that that's a message that has come out in subsequent elections and that got masked by the fact on a presidential level the capability and confidence and power of the democratic organization president obama put together overshadowed that. we have 30 republican governors that happens to be, if the math is right, close to 60%. that's rounded off. >> i should mention too anybody looking for one after the session, katelyn will send you head shots taken by the photographer during the breakfast. >> [inaudible] even if you talk, don't like the notoriety, is there a chance there's a freeze funded super pac in 2014 to help campaigns, and also in 2016. >> well, whether it's a super pac or not, i'm blessed with wealth, and i believe i have a responsibility to use it properly, and i think getting the correct people in office who believe in america, believe in the american dream so there can be more steve jobs and more mark zuckerbergs. they talk about the disperty of income, but we need
, and we want a government that respects the constitution. i believe that that's a message that has come out in subsequent elections and that got masked by the fact on a presidential level the capability and confidence and power of the democratic organization president obama put together overshadowed that. we have 30 republican governors that happens to be, if the math is right, close to 60%. that's rounded off. >> i should mention too anybody looking for one after the session, katelyn...
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government. where roads get paid, electricity. running water. but all of these things are done in a way that dramatically and disproportionately benefit white people and how the white people out of the state of poverty and into the lower middle class in a way that african-americans were excluded from, and so this heading of the clock, of the march towards the middle class is something that we must understand to challenge the issues that remain in the present. >> i think it's a fabulous story, and would invite anyone on the panel to respond. in that case, we do have plenty of time left over for some questions from the audience. and out the back is the microphone. and please raise your hand and i would ask you to wait until the microphone comes to you, state your name and your affiliation. if you happen. so we will start with this lady right here, please. >> my name is katrina browne, and gail referenced a documentary hybrid is called "traces of the trade," and so speaking from the context of knowi
government. where roads get paid, electricity. running water. but all of these things are done in a way that dramatically and disproportionately benefit white people and how the white people out of the state of poverty and into the lower middle class in a way that african-americans were excluded from, and so this heading of the clock, of the march towards the middle class is something that we must understand to challenge the issues that remain in the present. >> i think it's a fabulous...
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on tuesday, his government sent 5600 troops. why is there such a gap between what the prime minister says that what the prime minister does? >> i think the honorable gentleman asked an important question and i do not deny that we've had to take difficult decisions about defense spending in our country. let me make this point. dirty 3 billion pounds a year we have the fourth-largest defense budget anywhere in the world and it's very important we make sure we have the right scale and shape and capabilities. that is why in the defense review were investing in room, special forces, key intelligence capabilities, making sure we also have the air power we need to make highly mobile armed forces. i'm incredibly proud of what our armed forces doing because we are balancing the budget, they'll be better equipped for the future. >> thank you, mr. speaker. 60 years ago this sunday do not see concentration camp auschwitz was liberated. i say mark holocaust memorial day, with the prime minister committed to ensuring young people in this coun
on tuesday, his government sent 5600 troops. why is there such a gap between what the prime minister says that what the prime minister does? >> i think the honorable gentleman asked an important question and i do not deny that we've had to take difficult decisions about defense spending in our country. let me make this point. dirty 3 billion pounds a year we have the fourth-largest defense budget anywhere in the world and it's very important we make sure we have the right scale and shape...
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here's what we have so far -- the federal government is open. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. the fairfax county government is also open with its unscheduled leave policy in place. >> we turn our attention to the school systems in our area. fairfax, loudoun, montgomery county schools are all open on a two-hour delay today. these county school systems are closed -- charles, stafford, orange, and king george counties. all the school closings and delays, of course, the bottom of the screen and nbcwashington.com. >> we'll continue to bring you the latest school closings and delays to get your kids ready, as well. >>> we want to look at the forecast. here's storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein. >> it was light snow but certainly cold. all untreated surfaces got coated with snow. and even maybe it was only a half inch to a quarter inch in many locations. that was enough. once it get compacted down to turn into sheets of ice. watch out for that. you may be driving along thinking, oh, i've got good traction. you come up on
here's what we have so far -- the federal government is open. employees have the option for unscheduled leave or telework. the fairfax county government is also open with its unscheduled leave policy in place. >> we turn our attention to the school systems in our area. fairfax, loudoun, montgomery county schools are all open on a two-hour delay today. these county school systems are closed -- charles, stafford, orange, and king george counties. all the school closings and delays, of...
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it's primarily aimed to help residents and businesses as well as state and local governments rebuild. sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 deaths and bms billions of dollars in property damage. fema released preliminary flood maps for the new york city's area hardest hit by sandy. the latest maps add some 35,000 buildings and homes to the flood zone. this is good news and bad news for residents. for some, they'll now be required to buy flood insurance. rate for those residents are also likely to rise if the latest maps are approved. federal aid is on the way from congress but finalized flood zoning maps won't be released until sometime this summer. >>> students in arlington will head back to school this morning after a day off hanks to the weather. but some parents are upset they got a day off in the first place. news 4 spoke to families who say they were confused by the school district's decision saying the roads in arlington county were clear yesterday. the arlington school district was the only one inside the beltway to close rather than have a two-ho
it's primarily aimed to help residents and businesses as well as state and local governments rebuild. sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 deaths and bms billions of dollars in property damage. fema released preliminary flood maps for the new york city's area hardest hit by sandy. the latest maps add some 35,000 buildings and homes to the flood zone. this is good news and bad news for residents. for some, they'll now be required to buy flood insurance. rate for...
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undocumented immigrants seeking a green card and eventually citizenship to register with the federal government, pay fines and back taxes, undergo criminal background checks and learn english, but all that contingent on border security being strengthened. >> we also have to ensure that we do nothing that encourages people to come here illegally in the future. >> th we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> reporter: with the power of hispanic voters growing rapidly, the politics are right. >> the fact that at least in washington both parties can get together to present a framework of something that could finally deal with all the different aspects of immigration is really a big step forward. >> reporter: for years, washington has tried to pass immigration reform and failed and there's no guarantee that lawmakers would be successful this time around. for one, the president's plan is expected to differ with the senate in some key areas, and there is still a lot of opposition in congress to many of these proposals being discussed. matt? >> kristen welker at the white house
undocumented immigrants seeking a green card and eventually citizenship to register with the federal government, pay fines and back taxes, undergo criminal background checks and learn english, but all that contingent on border security being strengthened. >> we also have to ensure that we do nothing that encourages people to come here illegally in the future. >> th we believe this will be the year congress finally gets it done. >> reporter: with the power of hispanic voters...
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we are not hurting just the federal government, the state governments and local governments that, of course, do not generally borrow at low interest rates the federal government borrows at so than the risk premium in there who are driving up risk premium around the world when you generate this kind of risk. >> yoga and testimony indicates that for a decade, actually for a couple o decades, we have seen income inequality increased dramatically with little change in income 490% of wage earners, and 50% increase for those at the top. water the policies that you think we most need to address, other than getting stability on this full faith and credit of the united states to change that and to ensure that there is a more equitable share in the success of the american economy? >> the evidence is completely compelling. education, human capital, the ability to work with information technology. these are huge determinants. many people in american society today cannot afford by themselves to get the kind of education. to make resources available, support younger people, support families, insti
we are not hurting just the federal government, the state governments and local governments that, of course, do not generally borrow at low interest rates the federal government borrows at so than the risk premium in there who are driving up risk premium around the world when you generate this kind of risk. >> yoga and testimony indicates that for a decade, actually for a couple o decades, we have seen income inequality increased dramatically with little change in income 490% of wage...
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the measure is aimed primarily at helping residents and businesses as well as state and local governments rebuild. sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 death and billions of dollars in property damage. >>> some of our area, they're breaking out the foghorn this morning. >> get you ready for what could be waiting on the roads. 4:51. >> if i have a foghorn like that, i'm turning and going the other way. it's much warmer, though. we stald above freezing overnight. there's the sky over washington. not much fog around the district but there is patchy dense fog in the rural areas. 43 at reagan national. a light southwesterly breeze. humidity is rather high. as a result, all the roadways are still rather wet. but we're above freezing in the mid-30s in the rural areas of northern virginia, including parts of fairfax county into loudoun, prince william and fauquier. stafford and spotsylvania. gaithersburg to near 40 degrees. college park in prince george's county in the mid-30s. also the low to mid-40s much of southern maryland. over the last several hours, we've had
the measure is aimed primarily at helping residents and businesses as well as state and local governments rebuild. sandy hit the east coast in october and is blamed for more than 130 death and billions of dollars in property damage. >>> some of our area, they're breaking out the foghorn this morning. >> get you ready for what could be waiting on the roads. 4:51. >> if i have a foghorn like that, i'm turning and going the other way. it's much warmer, though. we stald above...
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government spending too much money. the bailout suspending the stimulus and the crown jewel, obamacare. i did not hear hear much about this time. second thing, stop allowing the left to talk about women's health. if they want to talk about abortion, let's talk about abortion. contraception, let's have that talk. how dare you call it women's health grou. [applause] what's the number one killer? cardiovascular disease. where is obesity and nutrition. where is long-term care for the widows question ma? i will not allow planned parenthood and the rest of the crew to get away with talking about women's health. you should not let them. can we stop talking about women's issues? i have been in politics only 25 years. i have never in my life heard anybody talk about men's issues. have you? [laughter]i have never heard it in my life. what is a women's issue? women, men who like women or have women in their lives, daughters and nieces and wives and girlfriends -- stop talking about women's issues. do not even cede back ground. we
government spending too much money. the bailout suspending the stimulus and the crown jewel, obamacare. i did not hear hear much about this time. second thing, stop allowing the left to talk about women's health. if they want to talk about abortion, let's talk about abortion. contraception, let's have that talk. how dare you call it women's health grou. [applause] what's the number one killer? cardiovascular disease. where is obesity and nutrition. where is long-term care for the widows...
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that has now displaced the narrative of whiteness as the normative preset default you position for governance in this country, for representative democracy and really for the idea of the american citizen. i think that's really what we're talking about. >> dr. greg carr from howard university. thanks pour your time this morning. >> my pleasure. thank you. >>> rarely do we get to hear from the president's two daughters. >> but we got to hear sasha's lighthearted side yesterday. president obama had just taken the oath of office and went to hug his family. what you might not have heard was his exchange with his youngest daughter sasha. >> i did it. >> in case you missed it. sasha congratulated her dad and said good job. >> he said i did it. >> you didn't mess up. referring to his 2009 inauguration where there was con pugs in the wo fusion you in the wording of the oath. chief justice had to readminister the oath. >> we're getting a look at the platform where the president will take the oath of office. 1600 people there on that platform. our coverage from capitol hill continues live >>> this is a
that has now displaced the narrative of whiteness as the normative preset default you position for governance in this country, for representative democracy and really for the idea of the american citizen. i think that's really what we're talking about. >> dr. greg carr from howard university. thanks pour your time this morning. >> my pleasure. thank you. >>> rarely do we get to hear from the president's two daughters. >> but we got to hear sasha's lighthearted side...
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it was a government that created that crisis. if we had made that case -- [applause] instead, what happened was democrats for able to weave a story very similar to what they had done after the great depression. they said the solution was bigger government, the new deal, more regulation. that was good for the democrats for a decade and a half. they are using the financial crisis of 2008 successfully because it was not provided by us to say yes, the economy is terrible, but it was george bush's fault. it was his policies that created the financial crisis. if you vote for mitt romney, you will vote for the policies that got us into this mess. that was the crux of the election. it was our failure to tell a different story. [applause] >> to be watching so and so like it is a general election already, that takes us back a few steps. how do we encourage good people to get to the politics and do what they need to did you have the experience you want in an executive position? >> everyone in this room and i am sure all the people watching
it was a government that created that crisis. if we had made that case -- [applause] instead, what happened was democrats for able to weave a story very similar to what they had done after the great depression. they said the solution was bigger government, the new deal, more regulation. that was good for the democrats for a decade and a half. they are using the financial crisis of 2008 successfully because it was not provided by us to say yes, the economy is terrible, but it was george bush's...
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from the standpoint of stability at peaceful transition of governments. and we're reminded of that almost every day. and it's this crescent that sweeps across the middle of the world starting in indonesia and coming all the way across now northern africa and now moving down into the sub sahara parts of africa. this is a threat that has enormous implications. we've seen that ignoring that threat as we did in afghanistan pre-9/11 leads to some dire consequences potentially for americans. it is true the american public is war weary, but nevertheless, we're reminded every day on cnn and other networks and journalists from "the washington post" -- >> the post mentions it sometimes. >> i want to get that mention in there. [laughter] that we're living in a different kind of world. it's hard to define where this threat is because it pops up everywhere. it's like whack-a-mole, you know? you whack iraq, and you think you get that settled, and all of a sudden you're back in afghanistan, and you do that, and all of a sudden we're having the arab spring, and then we'r
from the standpoint of stability at peaceful transition of governments. and we're reminded of that almost every day. and it's this crescent that sweeps across the middle of the world starting in indonesia and coming all the way across now northern africa and now moving down into the sub sahara parts of africa. this is a threat that has enormous implications. we've seen that ignoring that threat as we did in afghanistan pre-9/11 leads to some dire consequences potentially for americans. it is...
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. >> reporter: critics say they don't want the government to have too much information on who owns guns and where they travel. >> the meeting in richmond was just one of several round tables the vice president will host over the next sefl days. >>> hours after a man was sentenced to prison for a violent day care attack, police released surveillance video of the incident. michael young seen in the khakis here attacked a security guard at a landover day care center. prosecutors say he became violent after not being allowed inside to use the phone. young was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in prison. police believe he was high on pcp when he attacked. >>> a virginia man will be in court on monday charged with murdering his 15-month-old son. police arrested him yesterday. they say he took out multiple life insurance policies on his son. his son drowned last october. his mother was fighting against allowing unsupervised visitation. >>> today you might want to give yourself a little extra time if you use met rmetro. crews are working on the red line. on the green line, there's single tracking
. >> reporter: critics say they don't want the government to have too much information on who owns guns and where they travel. >> the meeting in richmond was just one of several round tables the vice president will host over the next sefl days. >>> hours after a man was sentenced to prison for a violent day care attack, police released surveillance video of the incident. michael young seen in the khakis here attacked a security guard at a landover day care center....